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Adrian Diaconescu

Adrian Diaconescu

Author/Co-Author of 194 articles

Adrian is a mobile aficionado since the days of the Nokia 3310, and a PC enthusiast since Windows 98. Later, he discovered that writing about the gear he's so enamored with was pretty much his only semi-marketable skill. A small blog came into being, then freelance gig after freelance gig in the tech-centric wide web. The rest, as they say, is history, and history can only be written from an Eastern European basement.

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Origin’s Omega is the best living room PC you can’t buy yet

Origin makes waves at CES unveiling the uber-powerful Omega living room PC after detailing a slew of impressive laptops.
Computing News
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Updated: Chrome OS hits the big time with Acer’s spacious Chromebook 15

The era of pint-sized Chromebooks has ended with the Acer Chromebook 15, a full-sized notebook boasting Chrome OS, a 1080p display and Intel processors.
Computing News
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Evolve preview: You won’t know whether you’re hunter or hunted until you’re dead

Developer Turtle Rock Studios, the team that made Left 4 Dead while under the Valve banner, returns with the cooperative and competitive multiplayer Evolve, which pits four against one.
Gaming Features

All-in-ones for everyone: Lenovo intros RealSense B50 and budget C40/C50 AiOs

Lenovo has just revealed several new all-in-ones including the B50 with RealSense 3D camera and two affordable C-series models starting as low as $429.
Computing News
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What browser choice? Microsoft is free again to ignore Internet Explorer rivals in Europe

Microsoft is no longer obligated to display a web browser choice screen in Internet Explorer on the old continent, as a 2009 EU ruling has just expired.
Computing News
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Intel beefs up NUC roster by loosing details of Core i7 variant

Intel has done it, putting an uber-fast Core i7 Broadwell processor on a teeny tiny NUC mini-PC. This is due out in Q2.
Computing News
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Tiny, cheap and relatively powerful, the CompuLab Fitlet Windows mini-PC breaks cover

CompuLab's newest Windows mini-PC is powered by an AMD Mullins APU, and costs just $129 in a barebones, no-storage, no-RAM configuration.
Computing News
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Who needs stick PCs when the Android and Linux-running Utilite 2 is as small as a mouse?

Android and Ubuntu Linux can be kept tucked together in your trouser pocket now, with the dual-boot CompuLab Utilite2 mini-desktop PC.
Computing News
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A desktop PC for ants? Zotac’s latest Zbox is smaller than an iPhone 6 Plus

Interested in checking out what is among the smallest desktop PCs in the world? Read on to learn more about the latest from Zotac.
Computing News
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Samsung gets in on the curved monitor game with its newest 27-inch 1080p display

Samsung just lifted the veil on its new 27-inch 1080p curved display. You can learn more about the SD590C here.
Computing News
Dell Precision M3800

Dell pokes Apple’s Retina with a 4K MacBook Pro competitor for less cash

4K resolution and Thunderbolt 2.0 lead the impressive list of Precision M3800 upgrades, making Dell claim the workstation is superior to MacBook Pros.
Computing News
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AMD’s CTO says Chromebooks aren’t a good fit for its chips

Before speculation can even spark up, an AMD executive has adamantly denied its company is interested in diving into the Chromebook sea.
Computing News
Intel NUC Core i5 NUCi5RYK mini PC review front

Intel’s best NUC is right around the corner, with Core i7 Broadwell power and Iris 6100 graphics

We already knew Intel would fit a Core i7 processor into the NUC, but it turns out the company plans to cram Iris 6100 graphics in, too.
Computing News
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Workstations don’t come more ‘professional’ than the 36-core Boxx Apexx 5

With up to 36 cores of Intel Xeon processing power, and room for five top-shelf Nvidia Quadro GPUs, the Boxx Apexx 5 is one of the quickest workstations.
Computing News
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The Shuttle DS57U isn’t the smallest ‘slim PC’ in the world, but it’s fanless

It's (relatively) small, fanless, powered by Intel Broadwell, and targets DIY enthusiasts. It's Shuttle's newest slim PC.
Computing News
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Gartner: Apple will dominate tablets until 2015

Gartner forecasts that Apple's lead in the media tablet market will last until 2015 - and even then it'll be 47 percent of the market.
Mobile News
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Nvidia’s GTX 970 memory woes lead to class action lawsuit

Arguing the capabilities of the controversial GTX 970 video card were misrepresented, a class action lawsuit has been filed against Nvidia.
Computing News
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The Order: 1886 wants you to take the pledge in this new trailer

Ready at Dawn and Sony Computer Entertainment have released a new trailer for The Order: 1886.
Gaming News
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Rewriting history in our first look at The Order: 1886

Ready at Dawn and Sony Computer Entertainment take us to a reimagined and warped Victorian-era England, in The Order: 1886.
Gaming Features
Acer Aspire R 13

Acer’s Aspire R 13 slims down for 2015

Thin, light and easy on battery life is the way to go in the 2015 computing and convertible space, and Acer's newest Aspire R 13 ticks all the right boxes.
Computing News
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Suffering from video woes on an old MacBook Pro? Apple comes to rescue, free of charge

Apple is offering free repairs for 15 and 17-inch MacBook Pros manufactured between 2011 and 2013 with various video defects or random reboots.
Computing News
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Updated: Nvidia deactivates GeForce 900M laptop overclocking, then recants

In a mind-boggling move, Nvidia has just shut the door on GeForce GTX 900M series GPU overclocking. Here's why.
Computing News
Windows 10 Action Center

Microsoft irons out Windows 10 kinks, setting the stage for new Tech Preview build

Microsoft is taking care of a few small but nasty bugs with hotfixes in preparation for the new preview build of Windows 10, which is coming soon.
Computing News
Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Got an old Surface RT? Microsoft will give you a massive discount on a new Pro 3

Owners of old Surface tablets from all generations should be happy to hear Microsoft now lets them easily trade up to a brand-new Pro 3.
Computing News
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Sixth-generation Intel Skylake processors tipped to debut in August, not June

There's no movement expected on the Intel processor upgrade front until August, new reports claim, when Skylake should see daylight at IDF.
Computing News
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Left 4 Dead developer ‘super excited’ to work with 2K Games following THQ bankruptcy

2K Games outbid Turtle Rock Studios for the rights to its next big title at the recent THQ bankruptcy auction, and the development studio is surprisingly alright with this.
Gaming News
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Evolve’s screenshots show off the thrill of the hunt

2K and Turtle Rock Studios have released a slew of screenshots showing the world, one of the beasts, and the human hunters for the upcoming cooperative and competitive multiplayer, Evolve.
Gaming News
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Next-gen consoles won’t just make Evolve prettier, they’ll make it possible

We speak with Evolve’s Design Director about balancing the 4 vs 1 cooperative and competitive game, as well as why the game couldn’t exist until now.
Gaming News
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Print 3D models of the hunters and monsters from Evolve

Turtle Rock Studios is now offering free downloadable 3D printing files for Evolve's hunter and monster characters so you can make your own figures.
Gaming News
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Panasonic’s Toughbook 54 is the smallest semi-rugged notebook yet

Panasonic's newest Toughbook is robust yet slim, and can knock your socks off with up to 18-hour battery life while packing Intel Broadwell power.
Computing News
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Intel’s new quartet of 18-core Xeon E7 chips offer different flavors of fast

Rumor has it Intel is looking to further strengthen its server-destined Xeon chip portfolio with a slew of Haswell-based models, including 18-core beasts.
Computing News
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Dell’s new Chromebook, Latitude laptop and Venue tablets are made to last

Dell has a new portfolio of education-centric machines to showcase, the most intriguing is a new, rugged Chromebook 11 and its Windows counterpart.
Computing News
Intel Core M CPU

Get ready to welcome Intel’s slimmer, faster Core M chips in the second half of 2015

Intel is prepping a Core M processor upgrade based on the next-gen Skylake micro architecture. Slim designs and energy efficiency remain the primary goals.
Computing News
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Microsoft quashes various critical Internet Explorer bugs, leaves a big one standing

Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday sees a bundle of Internet Explorer security flaws erased, but not the one that recently made headlines.
Computing News
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